The Sun. — London, England, 1818-04-09 00:00:00

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I had the in rßiati frnm a friend, en wh o se s u perior in to l i e nce and judgment I have always been able kt t , el Y* At present I h ear no more o f it, for 'Ni liell I am sorry, as I should wish the French trniistry to reflect on what it owes to Europe, to ibtanttelere,, andan dto itself. So u nd p o li c y di c tates the perhaps the great pressure of public au iness o nly retards th e bl o w. Y ou would form ill Very incorrect idea of M. L AFIT TE if you :gin" ner him the first Banker in Europe, as the if to asserts, but you would not be mistaken Y(4l regarded him as a turbulent subject, and 11:1 4 Financier. I do not mean to say that aff.. "l " not know how to manage his own 011! no. There is not a more active 3p titie r Eurnpe, to or who knows better how to takl e lute " 11 public misfortunes ; but his ability in 4, 4 ' advantage of these by no means argues i Ice In tim be a Statesman ; for if so, all the Jew --ers Change -alley would be Statesmen. . I t e l(mv rit)t whether to a ttribute to ignorance or in t rlt" th e very inexact calculations of M.LAFITTE 141;ti1l3 e French Finances, and these are indeed his Fars f ` tr M. MANUEL only provides the oratorical IC of hi s. speechec. That pronounced on tirsd aY last was c om p ose d with an affected mu iattaiti°n• He pai n t e d i n i t t h e s i tua ti on of France Eftte most. sombre colours, and endeavoured to it eve ry mind with terror. The impression was t rull g and painful for a moment ; but this effect ' sPeecl'.ly removed, and the artifice seen °a `gh, when exact calculations were produced. , I Prov e d that► LAFITTE was either foo l or and the Chamber left him the choice of the ka tb` sit : "l "s• It was reserved for a person on the to rt`` of t h e House to give to truth all i ts j i tan d to carry conviction into every bosom. • bt:"first read the discourse of M. BENJAMIN 1114 44 T (Banker), and it is. impossible to Free '57 a mor e no bl e s i mp li c i ty , or a greater of reasoning—the tnens conscia recti was e tree` t hrough out. There is a great differ ttt tletween M. LAFITTE and M. DELESSERT j , 4 41 , e 15 a 11 4 partu-mon, the other a man of worth : Itel,4::l3.r.ssi:az wilt not have the equivocal L4 1 ;2; 4 being praised in tlie - Ninerre, while M. terer find in all its Editors as many flat. Vlth o I li* house is the rendezvous of ail those tiri n „ ar* drive n to despair, because they are no *NI aot l would be something, and whose aim it t elk! • v• i s to overthrow the Government, because thegelt 11° t employ them. The base flattery of Parasites is the principal cause of the er rOrS of 01. LAFITTE, This man, whose le in ckit consists in having made a large for t:l el fan cies hi mse lf a P r i nce b ecause h e h as emir tatt:• is imp oss ibl e to carry i mpert i nenc e an d scurry farther than he has done. rsigh when F re pi t t hat th e G overnment has aggrandized this t g).l7 Y and niade it a CoLossys, by the indiscreet (11414 nee it has accorded him, and r trust that the 4tinnent will not stiffer such a man to remain 1 . 5 11 'e . head o f the Bank. It is equally impol i t i c k: ' ' fre, M. de LABOVILI,ERIE to remain as Under. s t) i rtF4 Y of State, who is as ignorant, as ardent, t ti 44 Pres umptuous as M. LAFITTR, b ut w h o i, \t " gs to the opposite r party. lam rightly Iti i 4tll " l , M. tie L. has filled the offices of the e, l4 ' t rY . of Finance with his creatures, who all p h 4Pi e against THE CHARTER, this act will Lire4r inconceivable to your Readers, but you , 1 1 ) , w the secret,, ntl can tell it them. ettlogititn of M. LAFITTE is by one M. xiii"fte, th e author of sonic pretty comic operas, iiii:ltneoitlt,is(nm to ecee ) iling lately in that. line, has turned nF politics, and carries all the licence tt a" et rY int o hi s po li t i ca l arguments, an d de -44 hi mself the ene m y o f t h e B OURDONS , he ),:e they have n o t treate d hi m so kindly as 1 (114 He is neither a Republican nor an - 4(1 te, 'Pernient, nor a Buonapaitist, but a Malcon iti beeaus t he has l os t 40,000 f rancs a -y ea r, ttl je ll th e Duke de Roviuo (S A v an y) a llowed r 41, and this i s t h e source of his glorious opposi the Minerre is the rendezvous of the discou it4t"l of all part i es, We find in it Buonapartists, r :voluti on i sts, &c. and Ex-Agents of Police, who r their virtues or their vices have been dismissed what cannot be found there are the real of their country. Th te e different p ar tizans of - h Illinerve are of nearly as many afferent colours, r they have one central point, one sacred prin ciple is nest ruction ; --" Down with the Govern tn` rit," is their motto. I know nothing more `' . iiientptible in a man of lett ers , t h an t h at o f sa cin m g honour altar , pri nc i p l e, and virtue, on the of ercenary interest. PO ET It Y. EPISTLE TO THE EDINBURGH REVIEWERS. Don't think me gifted with assurance Beyond all bounds and all endurance, If I, dread Critics of the Thistle, Presume to send you an Epistle. No deed of darkness—it is done In all the radiance of Tire SUN. And what, I weer, will please you most It comes without expence of post. Unknown to you, as you to me, I must confess 'tis making free— But freedom's friends (a maxim plain) Or freedom never can complain. Regard it then as strain symphonic To usher in my panharmonic, Which will in deeper tones soon follow If so it please my great Apollo. View this, fur that as preparation, - Of if you will as dedication — Or better still as supplication, To make you favour me and mine Now offer'd up before your shrine As certain Indian tribes, 'tis said By Authors whom you must have read, Adore the principle of Evil, Whom we in plainer phrase call Devil; 'Making, that if what is malicious To them and theirs they makC propitious, By sacrifice and victim blood— They have no need to fear the good, Which, though its power may be far greater Can never be a creature-hater. Suppose it then, dread mischief-brewers, Tremendous Edinburgh Reviewers; Suppose it offer'd on my knees, Will this your Devilships appease ? If not—no more I'll court alliance, But boldly set you at defiance; As Hotspur bids, if you're uncivil, I'll tell plain truth, and shame the Devil. Yet, Gentles, pray do not suppose That I would wish you for my foes. Disprov'd will this he by my care, To paint you better than you are : So much so that the blood will rush And form a diabolic blush On every face, to see the zeal With which your vices I conceal. Vices conceal! the man there speaks, And the deep stains that dye your cheeks, Are all by rage alone call'd forth, That I should hide your self-thought worth. For what we mortals think a sin The Imps of darkness glory in. I fear, too, on the future page You'll scowl with more than wonted rage, Because I shall (hy magic glass Through which your scatter'd beams will pass) Bring all your radiance to a focus; And by my trick and Roves-pocus, As Indian Jugglers might have done, Turn all your many deeds to one. Thus taking from each separate name Its proper part of weft earn'd shame. But, Gents, with all due deference To your Satanic anti-sense, What reason have you to complain Of what's dune o'er and o'er again ? The field of Waterloo who won? Say, was it not great IV ELtalloToN ? And who o'ert brew the Gallic Fleets ? 'Twas NELSON, every tongue repeats. And so the chief in every case Gains all the honour—or disgrace. In vain subordinates may plead That. principals could ne er succeed Without their ai-d; submit they must, And the last adjunct makes it just. For who takes bad and gnod together May set the one against the other. As plus and minus, we ate taught, When equal may be view'd as nought. Did not the fiends your counterparts, The same in frauds and crafty arts, Send Satan forth to find this ball As representative of all ? And why should you not act as they did, When they this nether world invaded ? Their object was to harm mankind, Blast hope, and banish peace of mind, And as their motives influence you, Their line of conduct too pursue. Let then great J Y singly reign, Pre-eminent in state and pain. Nor blasts* me in censorial tone, Because I lock to him alone ; Were yOla to lose, by this my feat, Your ten good sterling pounds per sheet, Your anger would not then surprize ; But as 'fists& so, be more wise ; Let him take all the shame ; tire pay Take you—and let me. have my way. Thus your acknowledg'd head I touch ; I simplify my subject much ; And shew, what Critics, highly prize, A due regard for unities. Then, if you are not over nice, These reasons may, I think, suffice; If not—l know not what to say— Unless that all and each one may, Whene'er it meets his glistening eyes, Take that which to himself applies. For I cannot give each his due, All being hidden from my view, As snug asrutoutny in its shroud, As Trojan Prince behind his cloud, Or Glices, that great Lydian King, Whene'er he wore his magic ring. And should I strive by guess to shew ye, In what confusion might I throw ye ! Sir Jon?: mistaking for Sir .lAmEs, I might make chaos of your names ; And St:wt./int, as I have no index, Put for the far-fam'd Gallic VINDEx.; Might make it your- unhappy doom, To get a Birch instead of Broom; Call MOREI/EAD—MooRE, to his great dread, Thus amputating his best bead; With PLATT/kilt might play fou, and tell That he was your wise St i,RoptiEL ; Amongst you poble Ho• Lam) hear, And with him, too, his Flander's mare; Call ALISON your taste-displayer, And HALLAM your chief Greek purveyor; To your sot prize, and his disgrace, Might WALTER SCOTT amongst you place; By like mistake, might rouse to frenzy Both DUGALD STEWART and MAcKENZIE.; • And thus, to your and my dismay, - Make with you De'els the Dc'el to pay. Better to do as I have done, And look upon you all as one ! 13v which toy gentle readers (can I Indulge a hope there will be utauy) Will not a key for persons :seed, But, ift hey choose, may run and read; Tho' I would recommend to sit And chew the cud upon my wit: Which if they have not wit to find, They must he wit—if not stone—blind. Oh ! let me not suppose such grief ! But turn me no . y to thee, 0 Chief! Whose heart, on which all pleas so often Have fail'd, I caturot hope to soften, Were I to say, in plaintive note, That till this time I never wrote; Were I, thy fierceness to assuage r , To urge I was not yet of ago ; With keener relish would'st thou rail, • And with more angry bite assail. Fortis thy chief delight to vex The Author young of either•sex; Exulting fearless in their pain, Because they cannot strike again. Thus tbought'st thou—but a youthful bard, So keenly cut, and struck so hard, He quickly more discretion taught thee, And to a meek submission brought thee. Would that I had, with equal zeal, An equal power to make thee feel! Thy carcase then would I exhibit In chains, upon satiric gibbet; By many a murdeed reputation, Well claiming such exalted station. There birds of prey thy flesh should tear, - Till thy black skeleton stript bare, The winds would shake thy railing bones, And expiate poor Authors' groans. Oh ! if I fail, 'tis want of skill, And not, believe me, want of still. Would that it were for me decreed To extirpate your evil seed! Or rather (casting °limy gall, And once again addressing all), Your various errors to reform ! With holy zeal your bosoms warm ! In your chang'd understandings fix • Some juster views of Politics ! Draw out your too envenom'd sting, And make you reverence CHURCH and KING ! Let this convince you, 'ere we part, How much I have your good at heart. Treat me no worse than I treat you, And now, in charity—Adieu. FOR THE SUN. NEW IMPERIAL MEMBER FOR A NEW IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. Ma. EDITOR,—.I believe it is now pretty well known that our present facetious (pray don't leave out the e) OPPOSITION are in want not only of Seats for the next Parliament, but also of a Leader and a Leading subject ; all the twenty-nine Petitions, medical, political, ruptures, &c. &c. being worn so threadbare that they can scarcely be expected to hold together during this expiring Session. Now, Sir, in this their forlorn situation, allow me to step forward to their assistance, and to point out the readiest way to the fulfilment of their desires, which shall be through an ancient Borough, not one hundred miles from London bridge, where some facetious wiseacres lately held a Meeting in support of the grand political North-west passage to Power, Patronage, and Plunder, ycleped Parliamentary Reform ! This ancient Borough being at present repre sented by TWO Brewers, these worthy Reformers seem dissatisfied with. the half and half pot of politics that comes from their mash tub, and have very wisely deemed it necessary to have a little. clash of the new - Hop, in the person of a certain Knight Errant, who so lately enabled• a Parisian Postmaster to hop off, instead of hopping the twig ; and they tell-us that " the Representa tion would then be perfect ; at the present mo ment it is well known that the Members vote in direct opposition to each other.; and, in fact, it might be - termed no Representation at all !" One Brewer is therefore to go out, but the other is expected to stay in ; abd no doubt• he must feel himself highly honoured in being thought worthy of his new Colleague, whose great qualifications are, that a great Opposition Financier thinks him a most eligible and independent character ; that the said Knight Errant had most manfully denied all he has written about JAFFA; that the " error committed by him in publishing that book had been completely obliterated by that event which all Europe had viewed with adMira tion—his generous, true 'Englishman-like con duct towards the unfortunate" Parisian Post master ; that he had declared himself for Parlia mentary Reform ; that he had always been a staunch Whig; and that a refOrming Baronet of Brentford and Isleworth notoriety was his friend and supporter ! There, Sir ! thereis a Confession of Faith for the Borough and the Brewer! Let them read it carefully—but, to the point—l propose, Sir, that both Brewers shall be turned out, and that the independent Electors shall return the KNIGHT ERRANT and the " GREAT MAN" at St. Helena! We all know how near he was being brought to London by a Subpoena, and why not by a Call of the House ? It may, indeed, be urged that he is an Alien—but that is the very point to be gained ; for in the Knight Errant, Opposition will find a Leader; then comes the return to the Crown . Office ; then the moving for that Return - ; then the Petition from the Borough respecting their new Member ; then his Address to his Constitu ents, which may be readily got up here just like the illanustiit . Venu ; then Motions for Commit tees to enquire into the state of the new Member; and finally the grand /notion appoin•ting, not •by ballot, but by election, a Travelling Committee, to consist of the whole Opposition, who shall pro ceed to St. Helena, to sit for business at Long wood, to examine all papers which the Great Man may chose to deposit in his Privy Cabinet, to col lect and investigate all reports in the same place, and finally to report such reports on the funda mental principles of the Constitution ! ! ! IGNOTUS. TRIAL AT ALBL ASSASSINATION OF M. FUALDES. SITTING OF MARCII 30. The PRESIDENT called opon Madame MANsote to relate what she knew concerning the assassina tion of M. FUALDES. Madame MANsorr.--On the afternoon of the 19th of March, at a quarter after 8, I was walking in the Rue des Hadamadiers, when I heard a noise, upon which I entered a house, the door of which was open, and which I have since disco vered to be Bancal's house. S>tnebody pushed me into a closet ; I heard a noise, and fainted through fear. When I recovered, the. noise was redoubled it seemed as if somebody was forcibly dr3gged along. I heard talking,' but it was in distinct.-7(He-re Madame Manson, who had been heard tlrr•ou ; ;hout with the moist solemn si lence, fainted. Upon recovering she thus conti nued her recital, at the desire of the President.) —I heard groans and stifled cries, blood flowed in streams ; I suspected that somebody was being Murdered, and trembled for my life. I attempted to open a window in the closet; I gave myself a blow which caused a considerable hannorrhage, and I again fainted. A man now came to me, and conducted me to the Place de Cite. He asked me from whence I came ; I said I did not know. Do you know me ? added he ; I replied no. He left me for a moment, and I knocked at Vic toire's door, to pass the night with her. Not being able to make them hear, I returned, and the same man pursued me ; he repeated his last question, I made the same answer, adding that 1 did not desire to know him. The PROCUREUR GENERAL.—It is now time to make known to the Court the means employed to corrupt the witness ; these means have been em ployed against Mad. Manson, but she refused the offers made her ; they then endeavoured to inti mhlate her ; she was alarmed on account of her son. This explains her contradictions. Mad. MANSON.—There were many people in Bancal's house; I knew none of them. The PRESIDENT.—Did you go through the kitchen ? Mad. 'MANSON.---Yes ; I perceived nothing on the table; the lamp shone very dimly. When I went out, there were few people ; they spoke so low that I could not make out what they said. I was dressed in man's clothes ; I had on blue pan taloons ; I burned them, because they were stain ed with the blood I lost. The PRESIDENT.—Was it a young man who conducted you—how was he dressed ? Mad, MANSON.-1 do not know; I had no cu riosity ; I did not look. The PRESIDENT.—The laws and Magistrates watch over you. Clarissa, speak. Mad. MANsoN.—I know no more. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. An Account of the Several Banks for Savings established in Ireland, and Registered, under the Act 57 Geo. 111. cap. 105;—specifying the Date of each Establishment, and the Amount of the Sums rested to their,Credit severally, in Uo vernment Securities, under the provisions of that Act. A Bill for repealing . such parts of several Acts, as allow prconiary and other Rewards on the Conviction of Persons for Highway Robbery, and other Crimes arid Offences; and for facilitating the means of prosecuting Persons accused of Felony and other Offences. An Account of the Amount of all Exchequer Bills made out and issued by virtue of an Act 57 Geo. 111. cap. 48 ; Nthe Amount paid off or discharged, and the Amount outstanding. Report of the Lord Chief Commissioner, and the other Commissioners, Judges of the Jury Court in Scotia ; pur suant to Act 55 George 111. cap. 42, sec. 42. SCOTLAND. [From the Edinburgh Courant, April a.) EDINBURGH SOCIETY OP HIGHLANDERS. The first anniversary of this society was cele brated on Thursday, last in the British Hotel, Prince's-street. The meeting was numerous and respectable. The members and visitants appeared in the full Highland dress of their respective clans. A splendid dinner was provided by Mr. M.Lean, with excellent wines, and a due portion of their own native and favourite beverage, Highland whisky. The evening passed away in the utmost harmony. The laudable purposes that drew the .Members together as a society, glowed in every bosom, and broke forth in'every sentiment—these purposes, as we formerly had occasion to observe, are to keep alive the language, dress, and customs of their ancestors, their funds being principally devoted to benevolent objects. Many loyal and patriotic toasts were given, and songs sung, in the Gaelic language, appropriate to the occasion; and the company broke up at a late hour, singn larly gratified with such an opportunity. of recall ing feelings connected with " Tir mem begun, tea' w gleaun agus na'n gaigach." Mr. STE\VART iStictioLsoN has declared himself a candidate for the county of Stirling. The con test Will probably, be keen, as he is strongly sop potted. Sir CHARCBS EnmoNsToNE, of Dontreath, Bart. is the present Member. We understand that the Scots Greys, now quar tered at Piershill'Birracks, have received notice to hold themselves ,in readiness to march to . rrt. land. Mr. CUNINOHAME, of Lainshaw, having gene rously made an extensive abatement of rent to JAMES LINDSEY, one of his tenants, who it infirm and poor, thirteen of his neighbours, prompted by a kindred feeling, on Tuesday spont't3tously ploughed up the whole arable part of his fatty: Charles Hussey, the supposed murderer of NIN BIRD and his housekeeper, was removed }ester" day morning from the House of Correction, Cold bath-fields, in a hackney-coach, strongly guard ed by police officers, to Greenwich, where he wee this day to undergo an examination before the Magistrates for the County of Kent.